The Keepers of the Light
The Keepers of the Light is a memorial in Danbury Township, Ottawa, Ohio. The Keepers of the Light is situated nearby to The Keeper’s House Museum, as well as near Marblehead Lighthouse State Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marblehead Light and Danbury High School.
Marblehead Light
Lighthouse
Marblehead Lighthouse in Marblehead, Ohio, United States, is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the American side of the Great Lakes. It has guided sailors safely along the rocky shores of Marblehead Peninsula since 1822, and is an active aid to navigation.
Danbury High School
School
Danbury High School is a public high school in Lakeside, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Danbury Local Schools district. Their mascot is the Lakers. Danbury High School is situated 2 miles west of The Keepers of the Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marblehead and Lakeside.
Marblehead
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Marblehead is a village in Ohio Erie shore west. It is on the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie from the Sandusky Bay.
Lakeside
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Lakeside is a private community and census-designated place in Danbury Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States, on the shores of Lake Erie. It was formed in 1873 by members of the Methodist Church and remains a church-affiliated vacation resort and United Methodist Annual Conference site.
Camp Snoopy
Locality
Photo: Varnent, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Camp Snoopy is a Peanuts-themed area for children at several Six Flags amusement parks. All of them originally opened while the parks were under the ownership of Cedar Fair prior to its merger with Six Flags in 2024. Camp Snoopy is situated 3½ miles south of The Keepers of the Light.
The Keepers of the Light
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Benajah Wolcott (1762-1832) was the first keeper of the Marblehead Lighthouse. President James Monroe appointed Wolcott on June 24, 1822....”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Danbury Township, Ottawa, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.53643° or 41° 32′ 11″ northLongitude
-82.71292° or 82° 42′ 47″ westOpen location code
86HVG7PP+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 9045126116OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
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